27/09/2022
DO NOT Catch Or Kill Snakes!
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Just a reminder to everyone that it is ILLEGAL to interfere, catch or kill native wildlife including snakes in Australia without the appropriate permits, insurances and experience. Fines may apply.
It seems that over the years majority of people understand these rules which is fantastic, and I am sure a lot of people have learnt about this through social media pages like ours. It is unfortunate however that there are other reptile related pages and groups out there that aren't pulling people up enough for doing the wrong thing, especially when it comes to catching or killing snakes.
At Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers, we will always do our best to educate the public every day which includes letting people know when they have done the wrong thing so that they know for next time and it doesn’t happen again. If you have a snake in your yard and don’t want it relocated, then let it be and it should move on by itself. If you need advice or have a snake related question, please send us a message or give us a call, we give free advice. If you want the snake relocated, please call your local professional 24/7 Snake catcher to do it. A professional snake catching service is one that does it full time 24/7 and has the appropriate Government issued permits, insurance, workcover, knowledge and experience.
DO NOT get the neighbor, or the maintenance man or the uncle who lived on a farm and 'knows snakes' to come and catch it. Plain and simple it's against the law. Over the years we have seen this situation end badly for the person or the snake on too many occasions. These rules are in place for the safety of both people and our snakes/wildlife.
The Red Belly below was killed by someone 2 minutes before we arrived at a job and the person who did it fled the scene. We will be investigating this further. On top of this we had 3 or 4 people phone us yesterday who had already caught a snake and asked what to do. We explained the rules so that next time they know to leave it alone or give us a call if they needed it relocated.
Remember we are available 24/7 and have the fastest, most professional, reliable and experienced team around and take our job and the safety of the snakes and the community very seriously. Call us anytime, you can rely on us! 0409536000.
Once again thankyou to the 99% of people that do the right thing!
